Valverde is a tiny town of about 7,000 at 305 m
a.s.l. It has several interesting religious buildings among which is the
Santuario della Madonna di Valverde, dating back to the late-1600ís and annexed
to the Convent of the Augustinian Fathers, with a late-1400ís finely decorated
doorway. The interior, richly furnished with 1600ís pieces, conserves the
graves of the Riggios, a Catanian powerful family of the 18th
century.

In the city surroundings, stands the Church of
the Hermitage of St. Anne,surrounded by splendid citrus-groves and vines
and overlooking a large stretch of the Ionian coast and several cities of the
provinces.The majolica flooring and the paintings of the Virgin with the Child and
of St. Anne, inside, are as much attractive.

A final mention must go to the Church of Santa
Maria della Misericordia.